Hyundai's line of performance vehicles under the N name are slated to launch in Indonesia as locally assembled products, reports local media Otodriver. Joonwoo Park who is currently the Vice President of the N Brand Management Group, said: "We hope to bring the Ioniq 5 N to Indonesia this year," when speaking to the Otodriver team in South Korea recently. Park mentioned that this high-performance product will likely be introduced in Indonesia around July ahead of its planned sales in October. He

Despite the policy U-turn by the European Union to exempt carbon-neutral synthetic fuels (also known as e-fuels) from the trade bloc’s 2035 ban on combustion engines, Mercedes-Benz will maintain its course to phase out combustion engines in favour of battery EVs. When asked by German business publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung if Mercedes-Benz welcomes the EU’s exemption of combustion engines running on carbon neutral e-fuels from the 2035 ban, CEO Ola Kallenius said “I think technology

Here's the Lexus RZ, the luxury marque's first bespoke all-electric model. Thailand is the second ASEAN country to launch it (after Singapore) at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS 2023). Yes, the UX 300e is electric as well, but the RZ is the brand's first dedicated EV, sitting on the same e-TNGA platform that underpins the Toyota bZ4X (Specs | News)/Subaru Solterra. The goals are clear: go after the jugular of equivalent Mercedeses and BMWs. Also read: First look at the Malaysian-

Enough of SUVs and MPVs as sedans and hatchbacks also have their own followers. Come 2023 and there are a number of brand-new sedans and hatchbacks that are Malaysia-bound. As the year goes by, we predict that there are roughly 7 new sedans and hatchbacks that Malaysians can look forward to. 2023 Perodua Axia Kicking this list off is the 2023 Perodua Axia. Codenamed D74A, this new A-segment hatchback will most likely be underpinned by the tried-and-tested DNGA platform, as well as featuring a Du

The narrative of battery electric vehicles (BEVs or battery EVs) wasn’t always dominated by Tesla. When the Tesla Roadster was just a toy driven by billionaires for short trips within Monaco, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Nissan Leaf was already being used by many families and companies in Japan, USA and Europe. So why the difference in their successes (or failures)? One key reason was that Tesla branded itself as a tech startup rather than an automaker, and Tesla worked the capital market in ways l

Kia EV6 to launch in Malaysia in Q3 / Q4 2022 Supports 800V ultra-fast DC charging, with V2L Likely to be offered in two variants Bermaz Auto, the parent of Kia distributor in Malaysia, Dinamikjaya Motors has confirmed that it will be launching the fully electric, dedicated E-GMP platform Kia EV6 in Malaysia in 2022. In a recent meeting with its shareholders and partner banks, Bermaz Auto said Dinamikjaya will be launching the Kia EV6 sometime around Q3 or Q4 2022. Sources familiar with the matt